Bhilwara vs Purnia
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilwara and Purnia.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bhilwara averaged an AQI of 98 while Purnia averaged 133 — a 35-point (36%) gap, with Purnia the more polluted and Bhilwara the cleaner of the two. On 381 days when both cities reported, Bhilwara was cleaner on 249 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilwara peaks in December, while Purnia peaks in January. Bhilwara logged 0% Severe days and 54.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Purnia was 3.7% Severe and 33.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilwara 35 days, Purnia 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilwara has improved by 37 AQI points (27.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Purnia has improved by 163 AQI points (55.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilwara reached AQI 331 at Pratap Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-27; Purnia hit AQI 460 at Mariam Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhilwara spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Purnia spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 176, max 176).